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corporation of Illinois Application October 17, 1934, 'Serial No. 748,575

15 Claims.

One object of the present invention is to provide a machine for making pasteboard boxes or box-elements (a) which will avoid the use of a turret with its objectionable intermittent jarring action and which when incorporated in the ma chine slows down its operation, (b) which will handle a dry base or flange pasteboard strip and apply the glue thereto as it is wound on the revolving form, which will avoid the use of a reciprocating form, thereby saving time, (d) which will have relatively few moving parts, (a) which may be run at high speed (7) which will prevent misapplication and skidding of the coverpaper, (g) which is capable of using straightgrain extended-edge paper, (h) which will produce a high-grade f product, (i) which will function with a minimum waste of material, and (7') which embodies simplicity of adjustment and small cost of change of parts to produce boxes of different sizes.

To the accomplishment of these and other desirable aims and purposes, a present preferred embodiment of the invention has been produced which is described in detail below both as to structure and mode of operation and which is presented in the accompanying drawings forming a part or this specification and throughout the several views of which like reference numerals have been used to designate the same structural parts.

In these drawings, various parts of the mechanism, in some of the views, have been omitted or cut away to indicate more clearly those portions of the appliance shown, and a number of the specified sections are on a larger scale than that of the figures on which the section lines are defined.

In such drawings:--

Figure l is a side elevation of the machine;

Figure 2 is a plan of the machine on a somewhat larger scale;

Figure 3 is a front end elevation of the appliance';

Figure 4 is a fragmentary, vertical cross-section on line i4 of Figure 2 on an enlarged scale;

Figure 4a illustrates an extension of a part of the mechanism presented in Figure 4;

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-section on line 55 of Figure 2;

V Figure 6 is a cross-section on line 66 of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a small cross-section on line 11 of Figure 5;

Figure 8 is a vertical section on an enlarged pre 28;

scale of a'portion of the machine on line 88 oi! Figure 1;

Figure 9 is a section of a part of the machine on line 9-9 of Figure 2; 2

Figure 10 is a section on line I 0-10 of Figure 5 4 and shows more particularly the box-head delivering portion of the appliance;

Figure 11 is a section of a part of the mechanism depicted in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a detailed section on line I2-I2 10 of Figure '8 and presents the means for controlling the action of the head-feeding slide;

Figure 13 illustrates the means for registering the box-head in proper position;

Figure 14 shows the means for applying suc- 15'. tion to the box-head;

Figure 15 is an enlarged cross-section through the combined form-and-folder on which. the past'ebo'ard strip is Wound to make the flange, the associated support for holding the flange and head while they are being bound together by the cover-paper, and associated parts of the mechanism;

Figure 16 is a section depicting a part of the machine to the right of that shown in Figure 15; Figure 17 is a face view of the stripping-support carrying the box parts while they are being covered with the paper;

Figure 18 is a cross-section on line l8-I 8 of Figure 15 illustrating the valve-mechanism for controlling the suction applied to the combined formand-fold'er and to the support;

Figure 19 is a section substantially on line I8--l8 of Figure 15 on a reduced scale and shows in side elevation the stationary one of the three members of the suction-controlling valve;

Figure '20 is an edge view of the part shown in Figure '19; Y

Figure 21 is a similar section on line 2l-2I of Figure 15 presenting in side elevation the oscillatory, intermediate member of the three-part suction-governing valve;

Figure 22 is an edge elevation of the valve member shown in Figure 21;

Figure 23 is a similar section on line 23-23 of Figure 15 and illustrates the third rotary member of the suction-valve;

Figure 24 is an edge view of the valve-element depicted in Figure 23; a

Figure 25 is an end view as shown by the line 25-25 on Figure 28; a

Figure 26 is a section on line iii-26 on Fig-- ure 28;

Figure 27 is a section on line 21-2'| on Fig- Figure 28 is'an enlarged, horizontal section on mechanism;

Figure'BO is a vertical cross-section on 'line Sitof Figure 2; r

Figure 31 is a stop detail section on line 3 |--3 near the central portion of Figure 2 Figure '32 is 'a section on line 3232 at, the lower part of Figure l and shows the adjustable scraper for theglue-roller;

Figure 33 is a sectionon line 3335 of Figure V tion O ear 59 and its connected sleeve 56 some- 2 and presents a portion of, the operating-mechanism for the feed of boxheads'from the magazine;

' Figure 34 is a small section on linen-e34 on Figure 33;

Figure 35 is a fragmentary" section on line 5 35.35 of Figu re' land illustrates theintermititem-rotation driving-mechanism for the com- 1 Mixed form-'and-folder; Figure 36'is a 'section'on line 36-36 at about' the middle of Figure 1 and depicts themeansfor I sliding the stripping-support which carries .the

finished, uncovered, bog-flange during the papera covering operation;

7 Figure 37 i1lustrates the means for actuating ii'the presser mechanism andrepresents a section on line 31- 3! of Figure 2; a

- ings, it will be seen that the novel and improved ule 41;

roller'for applying the v Figur-e 38 is a section oniline. 38 3 8 of'Fi'gure 2 and portrays the hand-operatedmeans for'ren- 'dering, the glue-pot and its roller inoperative;

Figure 39ishows the same mechanism with its line 40 feed rollers for the pasteboardand paper Figure 42. is a section on line 42-42151 Fig Figures 43 and 44iaredetails of the suction feed-roller and valve-mechanism for the paste board-strip F igure 45 shows the valve controlling the suction application and cessation on the pasteboardstrip feeding-roller presented in Figures 41, 42

and 44; r V

1 Figures 46, 4'7, and48 are details of the suction- ,roller for feeding the paper-strip; V

Figure49 is presented toshow more particu 'larly the means for holding or t'ensioning the trailing end portion of 'the'cover-paper strip to' prevent it from deflecting sidewise; and 4 7 Figures 50 and 51 are details of the compound flange and head. V

7 Referring to the various viewsin these'drawmachine includes a main-frame 5| afiording suphporting legs 52, 52 (Fig. 1) for a table-top 53 on :which a 'suitableupright casting; 54 is mounted, 'such' member 54 (Fig.15) having a bearing 55 for a shouldered, rotary sleeve 55 and also having another bearing 5'! forrthe same sleeve in an overhanging part 53 of the casting.

Such'non-reciprocatory sleeve 56 is rotated intermittently by any approved means, such, for

' example, as the intermeshing, mutilated gears 59 and 6| (Figs. 1 and 35) having interfitting, 'untoothed, concave and convex sections Gland 6 3, respectively, which positively lock the driven known construction.

cover-paper to the box gear 59 against revolution-for a portion-of the cycle.

, As is, indicated in Figure .1, the partial' gear 59 is keyed on a'jack-shaft 60 rotatable in suitsleeve} 56 (Figs. 1 and '16), wherebysleeve 56 will make three complete revolutions and then remain stationary fora period corresponding to what would otherwisebe two revolutionsa In order'to initiate each such periodof rota- .what gradually rather thanabruptly, the two,

gears 59 and 6| (Fig. 35) are supplied with coop crating, interfitting parts or fingers 64, 65, 66 of There is nothing novel in this means for providing the interrupted rotation of the specified sleeve. V V Gear 8| is pinned on a main-shaft 6? (Fig. 28),

'the latter being rotated by the following cooperating parts. 7

' 'An electric-motor 68, (Fig. 1) carried on a supplemental shelf or support 69 ion the main frame 5|, by'means of'a'belt "H and grooved pulleys 12 and I3, revolves a suitably-journaled, lower shaft 7 Mlwhich by a'sprocketchain and gear connection 15 revolves a short shaft IE-'(Figs; l and 28) mounted to turn in a bearing in a standard 10' on the table-top and equipped with a' pinion i1 meshing with a gear I8 fixed onand driving shaftfil. V 1

Reverting now to Figure 15, sleeve 56 has a cylindrical, combined form-and folder 8|-fixedly secured'thereto, as by a set-screw 82, whereby the memberBl, rotates discontinuously with the sleeve, but, like such sleeve, it has no sliding-or longitudinal movement.

Fitted inside of sleeve 55 and rotatable therewith and'also slidable lengthwise therein is a second, smaller'sleeve 83 the chamber in which extends from one end inwardly but not throughout-its length, as is clearly shown.

This inner'sleeve has an enlargementior head by means'of screws 86, 86 is demountablyiase tened to' and concentric with the outer end of the inner sleeve 83.

As is clearly indicated in Figure 15, the end of sleeve 83 terminates short of'the outer face of r the round stripping-support B5- to provide a central cavity fl'l which is in direct communication with the inner ends of a series of radial surface channels 88 in the'face; of the1part 85' (Fig. 17)

V and desirably having larger cavities 89, suchsur face recesses constituting means for applying suction to the header the'box' to hold it in place 7 against the element 85. 7

Support 85 rotates periodically'with the inner sleeve and also slideswith it, and at times away 7 from the end of the for'm' 8|,'and to facilitate; a

such separation of parts vent-chambers 9|, 8| present in the end ofpart 8l connect to the outer air throughports 92,92 in member Bland ports 93, 93 in support. 85 which are inregister with the chambers 9|, 9|.

Sleeve 83 is caused to rotate recurrently by a sliding pin and aperture connection |0'| (Fig.

16) between the gear GUI and a collar I02 pinned at I03 on the sleeve, this arrangement of parts allowing the inner sleeve to slide inside of the outer sleeve 56 in which it snugly fits, this-reciprocation being effected by a peripheral groove I04 in collar I02 in which channel the arms of a yoke I05 are accommodated and in which they are equipped with anti-friction rollers 186, the specified yoke (Figs. 16 and 36) constituting an end part of a rock-lever I81 fulcrumed at I08 on a ring I09 on jack-shaft 60, the lower end of such lever being bifurcated at III to straddle and to be guided by a floating bushing H2 on shaft 61, the lever having an antifriction roller II3 bearing on the face of a'cam H4 fixed on the shaft (Fig. 28). 7

Thus as shaft 81 and the associated-cam i I4 re volve, they, through the mechanism described, produce the desired reciprocation of the inner sleeve 83 and its associated stripping-support 85,

all without interference with the mechanical means provided to bring about the rotation of these parts.

The inner end portion of the rotary form M has one or more suction-ports I2I (Fig. in its side, which port or ports connect with a circular'groove I22 around the inside of the form and in register with a similar circular channel I23 in the outer face of the sleeve 56, such channel in turn by a passage I24 in the outer sleeve and a slot I 25 through the inner sleeve communieating with a long, interior, central channel I26 of such inner sleeve and to which suction is applied at intervals.

The specified suction or vacuum iscreated by a suction-pump I3I (Fig. 1) in the lower part of the main-frame, the pump being driven by shaft 14 and having a suitable hose I32 connected to a valve-mechanism (Figs. 15 and 18) comprising a stationary collar I33 held against turning by a screw I 38 connecting it with a portion of the standard 54 but permitting its slight axial movement, this collar having a chamber I 34 in one side face with which the hose connects. (See in addition Figs. to 24, inc.)

Beside such relatively stationary part of the valve is a round, oscillatory valve-member I35 having a recess I36 in the face thereof bearing on the part I33 and having a lower hole or part I31 extended completely through the member.

The third disc-like member 133 of the valvemechanism (Figs. 15, 23 and 24) has a hub I39 on which the other two elements I33 and I35 are mounted, the three parts of the structure being maintained pressed together sidewise by springs I4I (Fig. 15) between the bearing-member 58 and. the adjacent face of the element I33.

Member I38 by means of a set-screw I42 is fixed on, and therefore participates in the rotation of, the outer sleeve 56, and, on its face next to the middle member of the valve construction, it has a circular groove I43 at the same distance from the axis, so that it is constantly in register with the port I31 of the middle member I35 which only oscillates.

Channel E43 by right-angle passages I44 in part I38, passages I45 in element 56' and slots I46 in the internal sleeve 83 is in constant communication with the central chamber I26.

The specified middle valve-member I35 is designed to be rocked by means of a cam I41 (Fig. 40) on the main-shaft 61 coacting with a roller I48 on an arm I48 slotted to straddle the shaft for guiding purposes and having an extension I51, adjustable as to length, joining the arm to a fastening I58 secured to the outer surface of the part I35.

Therefore, so long as the port I31 connects chamber I34 with channel I43, suction will be exerted on the interior of the inner sleeve and 5 on the port or ports I2I of the form BI and the channels 88and recesses 89 in the face of the support 85. r

This same valve-mechanism I33, I 35, I38 also governs the application and release of suction to a pasteboard-head feeder, hereinafter described in detail, and so far as this valve-mechanism is concerned in such operation, it involves a second cavity Hit in the same face of the part I33 as the chamber I 34 and fairly close to such chamber,

so that the recess I36 in the intermediate oscillat-cry valve-member may at times overlap the two recesses I 34 and I6I and thereby apply vacuum or suction to a hose I82 connected to cavity I6I.

Member I33 (Figs. 19 and 20) has two vent 20 channels I63 and I64 in its side and extended inwardly from its periphery, and, accordingly, when port I31 registers with vent I63 the suction which previously existed in such port and the passages connected therewith is released or neutralized, and in similar manner, when cavity I36 registers with the vent passage I64 a comparable suction release takes place in the conduit 62 and the parts to which it is attached, which with the suction port or ports I2I, and such ring or rim, in the present instance, may have one, two, or three thicknesses of the stock wound upon one another with sufficient end overlap, even though the form revolves only three complete revolutions at a time.

Such pasteboard stock is provided by a supply.- roll IIIthereof (Fig. 3) of a width corresponding to the width or height of the box rim or flange, and from such roll the pasteboard strip I12 is fed over a guide-shoe I 13, partially around a suction feed-roller I14, then downwardly forming a loop I15, and then up to the feeding means which advances its forward end to the underside of the cylindrical form 8I while the latter is stationary, and just below its suction port or ports I2I 7 Such feed mechanism for the front end of the pasteboard strip comprises a vertically-adjustable support I16 (Fig. 5) carrying a stationary inclined table I11 at its top and also having a bearing I18 (Fig. 6) for a short shaft I19 to which a gear IN is pinned, the teeth of such gear being in mesh with those of a companion gear I82 on another suitably-journaled shaft I 83 fitted with a third gear I84 in mesh with a rack I85 secured to the underside of a slide I86 and having on its top surface two spaced, parallel guides I81 and I88 between which the pasteboard strip I12 passes, an appropriately-.mounted leaf-spring I89 bearing on the upper surface of the strip I12 to perform the double function of applying sufficient strain thereon to secure adequate tightness of winding on the rotary form and to prevent reverse movement of the strip when the slide moves back. Oscillation of shaft I19 is brought about by an arm I9I (Fig. 4) pinned thereto and adjustably 70 joined to a lengthwise-adjustable connection I92 (Fig. 4a) fixed to a slotted slide I93 pulled down by a spring I94 connected therewith and to the frame, the slot in part I93 accommodating the drive-shaft 61, the latter having a cam I95 00- 76 acting with an antifriction roller I 96 on member Gear segment 20! (Figs. 5 and 6) loose on shaft I83 meshes with a correlated gear-segment'202 on a shaft 203, a yoke. 204' carrying a cutter-blade 205 being fastened to the gear-sector 202' sothat when the yoke and cutter blade swing upwardly the blade coacts with a stationary cutter-bar 206.

j to sever the section of the pasteboard strip .which has previously been fedforwardly by the slide.

Gear-segment forms a part of an arm 20'! pivotally joined: by an adjustable connection 208 to aslide-bar 209 straddling shaft 61 and tending function is fora short time assumed by the piv-' cam for the purpose 'indi-' tomove upwardly under the influence'of a coiled contractile spring 2| I connected to the bar at one end and at itsother or upper end .to a stationary bracket 2 I2. r V

' 'Atone side, bar 209 has a roller 2I3'riding on the edge of a cam 214 on shaft '61, and at its other side, the bar has a spring-actuated," pivotedrider '2I5 cooperatingflwith another cam 2l6 also on shaft 61.. t V V t 1 This rider is employed to give a quicker upward cutting movement to the bar under the action.

of spring2ll than could be had by the employ: ment of the roller alone. a .T-

TI'he springeffects the cutting operation, the roller and its cam normally holding-the knife down, but just before the cutting is to occur, the roller and cam cease to act temporarily and their oted rider and its cated; V V v 7 As the pasteboard strip is fed forwardly .to the form by the mechanism referred to, the loop I'I5 shortens and this actionis employed to feed more 7 of the strip from the supply-roll l'l I.

This'result is accomplished in thehfollowing manner:

Turning now to H4 mentioned above, by reference to Figures 1 and l1 to44, inclusive, it willbe observed that such roller. is constantly rotated, being mounted on {suitably-journald shaft 22! (Fig. 1') Ire-' volved by a small sprocket-wheel 222 riding {on the outer sideofa sprocket-chain :223- extending referred to.

around' a sprocket-wheel 224 on shaft 16 and a companion sprocket-wheel 225 on a lower, properly-journaledshaft 226 carrying'a suction feed- 7 roller .22! for feeding the paper-strip hereinafter Such'feed-roller l'l4:'has two parallel sets of shallow surface channels 23I extended completely around the drum or roller, each such channel of onefgroup. or series having a port or passage connected therewith and opening out at the side of the roller'at 232, the complete set'of such ports forming a ring thereof, each channel of the other *series having a similar port 233 at a difierent distance from the axis of the roller than the other set of holes. V r A round valve-member 234 concentric with the ;drum and centrally aperturedto receive the shaft 22! is held against turning by pin and" hole cone nections 235 with a col1ar 236 on the shaft, such collar being held fixedly and immovably by;at

tachmentto the adjacent bearing 231 of the shaft,

springs 2 38 in recessesin the two parts I14 and 234i pressing the latter against the face of the former; 1, I i 7 Such contact face ,of the part 234 has'two arcuate recesses 239; 24] concentric with and at V T the same distance from the axis of the shaft m 7 as'thetwo sets of ports 232, 233,-the outer channel 7 ,239 being connected by {a hose 242 (Figs; 41, ,43,

the vacuum, strip-feed .roller' 44) to, a valve 243, (Fig. '45) joined by another hose 244 tohthe' suction-pump referred to 'or through any. other connection. r

Channel 239 is connected to channelv24l'bya; passage 245 -which may be'plugged when only one set of the channels 23l; is used, the numberrof width of the pasteboard strip;

such channels employed dependingv upon the An arm 246 (Fig. 3) secured .to the movable element of the valve 243 is adapted to close and open such'valve more or less,.depending upon the.

position of the arm, the latter having at its forward end a roller 24'! around which the depend-' ing loop 115 of pasteboard extends, the armby' its own weight normally tending to'swing downwardly so that its position is determined at all.

times by the length of the loop.

4 From what precedes, it should bedunderstoodf that as each port 232 and/or 233 during the rotation ofthe drum or roller 1 14. comes into regise ter wi'th the one or more slots 23, 9 and 24l,suc.-

tion will be applied to that part of the roller, provided the valve 243 is open, and, assuming that the-valve'is open, then a certain section only of the periphery of the roller is constantly subjected tosuction and the cardboardstrip willbe drawn thereto andfedforwardly thereby; but,

if the suction is out off by the closing 'of the valve 243,,then there will beno vacuum exerted on such portion of the drum and therevvill cor-.

respondinglybe no forward feeding of the. pasteboard strip as long as such conditioncontinues.

It will be apparent, therefore, that the position 7 of the arm 246 is determined byv the lengthof the strip loop, the latter depending upon the con- 246 to regulate the feed of the strip-asoccasion requires, the length of the loop being thereby confined withinpredetermined limits, Stated somewhat differently, when .the; loop shortens sufiicientlyto require a feed of the strip, the loop raises arm 246 thereby opening the 35 V sumption of the strip in the manufactureof the boxes, and the valve243 is controlled by the arm valve 243 and applying the suction totheroller which grips the strip to itself and feeds italong, and when the .loop is'jthereby lengthened a def inite amount the arm; descends andcloses the valve, thereby terminatingthe suction and the 7 feed of the roller onthe strip. a

'We will now' consider the means for applying the adhesive, such as glue, to the cardboard'or pasteboardstrip 'as it'is being wound on the rotary'form'.

'- A shaft 25-l (Figs. 2 and 5) havingtwol'univer sal-joints '252, 253 is revoluble ina fixed bearing 254 (Fig. 2) and two: vertically-adjustable'bearings 255, 256 in standards 25l. b 7 I Between these uprights is a bracket258'hav- .ing an upstanding arm 259 at one end rockingposed layers. and to coat aportion of the outer surface of the finished box rimvorflange; V For uniformity. of glue. application, itJis ,def-

result of by to cause the cementing together-of its super- 

